Broadcasting from his double-wide trailer in Nevada, Art bell was good at what he did, and in his heyday, there was one broadcast that had me completely enthralled. Mel’s hole is one of those stories I listened to on the edge of my seating cursing commercials because they where too long. I came across some… Read More »
This evening Facebook rolled out the latest in their upgrades. Ever since Google Plus launched a few months ago Facebook has been rushing updates out the door, almost twice a week. While we all know that people hate change and will complain about any change to anything they are used to, but CONSTANT change may… Read More »
An asteroid called 2011MD the size of a tractor trailer passed by this morning 32 times closer than the moon. The asteroid was discovered as recently as June 22, 2011, there would have been very little time to prepare if it where to enter earth’s atmosphere. It’s worth noting the Tunguska Event of 1908… Read More »
More hybrid, electric and natural gas vehicles are taking to roads. Can you tell the difference between them? Each has advantages and disadvantages, based on cost, fuel, maintenance and size. If you’re considering an alternative to the internal combustion engine, this chart may help you understand the pros and cons of hybrid, electric, and natural… Read More »
For those of us lucky enough to not get taken.. here are some things happening when all the wingnuts are gone… May 21 Rapture Day May 21 Ready, Set, Inflate!: The National Safe Boating Council is trying to break its first world record attempt to see how many people around the world can inflate a… Read More »
ssdcccc For more than 30 years the Shortwave radio spectrum has been used by the worlds intelligence agencies to transmit secret messages. These messages are transmitted by hundreds of “Numbers Stations”. Shortwave Numbers Stations are a perfect method of anonymous, one way communication. Spies located anywhere in the world can be communicated to by their… Read More »
Pioneer One is a web series that is gaining a lot of momentum with the drama and sci-fi fanbases alike. The creators initially raised $6000 for the pilot through the funding site Kickstarter.com. Within the first week the pilot episode had been downloaded 420,000 times, 170,000 more downloads than predicted. Distributed through vodo, bit-torrent… Read More »
Kids Book??? In case you missed this monstrosity, I present to you Help! Mom! There Are Liberals Under My Bed! Kill me now…. From the description on Amazon.com: This full-color illustrated book is a fun way for parents to teach young children the valuable lessons of conservatism. Written in simple text, readers can follow along… Read More »
Are you ready for IPv6? Only a few days left until the ipv4 apocalypse. Some interesting links: Fox news has no idea what they are reporting on: “Web developers have tried to compensate for this problem by creating IPv6 — a system that recognizes six-digit IP addresses rather than four-digit ones.” http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/01/26/internet-run-ip-addresses-happens-anyones-guess/ Twitter Feed… Read More »
This is hilarious.. be sure to check out the great credit card prank II linked at the end of the article! Credit card signatures are a useless mechanism designed to make you feel safe, like airport security checks. So my question was, how crazy would I have to make my signature before someone would actually… Read More »